{"product_id":"distance-of-a-shout-selected-poems","title":"Distance Of A Shout Selected Poems By Ondaatje, Michael","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom independence movements in Sri Lanka to train stations in contemporary Ontario, an intimate and witty selection of Michael Ondaatje’s most widely loved poems taken across fifty years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''My life always stops for a new book by Michael Ondaatje'' \u003c\/b\u003eJHUMPA LAHIRI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Each new book of Michael Ondaatje’s is a literary event, but that is particularly true for his books of poetry'' \u003c\/b\u003eTERRANCE HAYES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poetry of Michael Ondaatje begins in memory: distant landscapes, myths from childhood, fleeting interactions with loved ones, and characters from history itself. In poems that are spare as often as they are fable-like - as tender as they are heart-wrenching - the poet navigates the past, looks toward the future, and unearths inevitable truths about the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssembling Michael Ondaatje’s finest poems in one brilliant volume, \u003ci\u003eThe Distance of a Shout \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the poet’s journey - moving book to book, moment to moment, border to border - and leads the reader through the threshold of discovery itself. \u003ci\u003eThe Distance of a Shout \u003c\/i\u003eis a profound and gorgeous collection by an indispensable poet of our time, and proof of why miraculous poetry endures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57586027463038,"sku":"NW9781787336315","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781787336315.jpg?v=1783103990","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/distance-of-a-shout-selected-poems","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}